7 LDS sex abuse cases found

2017
  • Crime year: 2017
    • Samuel Arthur Baugh
    • Samuel Baugh (1983 – ) was a Mormon church member in Kingston, Idaho; charged in 2025 with multiple felonies related to child sexual abuse; allegedly molested two children for many years; his defense attorney noted Baugh was active in the church while requesting a reduction in the bond amount; Floodlit is seeking court documents
    • Alleged crimeAlleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
    • Alleged crime scenesAlleged crime county: ID - Shoshone,
    • Alleged crime scenesAlleged crime state: Idaho,
    • Church positionsLDS positions: Unknown position,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Ongoing,
      • A law enforcement officer called the case "one of the most twisted instances of grooming he’d ever seen"
      "He has never been in trouble before. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; he attends church every Sunday at the ward in Pinehurst."
      — Baugh's defense attorney Trish Espelund
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    • Craig Scott Capron
    • Craig Capron (1965 – ) was a podiatrist; Mormon branch president in Macy, Nebraska (1999-2002), then a stake/ward executive secretary in Wyoming; allegedly sexually abused at least five children over a span of 20-plus years, despite LDS officials allegedly knowing of the first victim and prohibiting Capron from teaching kids; convicted in 2024 in Wyoming; sentenced to six to 12 years in prison; convicted again in 2025
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2024,
    • Church positionsLDS positions: Branch president, Other leader, Ward executive secretary,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
      • Mormon officials allegedly assigned Capron to leadership positions despite forbidding him from teaching children - more than 20 years prior to his conviction
      "I just want what's best for you."
      — Craig Capron (allegedly), to Jane Doe, abuse survivor, while he was abusing her
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    • Candon Dean Dahle
    • Candon Dahle (2003 – ) was a Mormon BYU baseball pitcher in Utah; in 2025, charged in two Idaho counties with crimes related to child sexual abuse; pleaded guilty in Fremont County in May 2025; sentenced to 180 days in jail for sexually assaulting a young girl for five years; set for early jail release Jan. 21, 2026; not required to register as sex offender; Floodlit.org is seeking court documents
    • CrimeCrime: 2010s, 2020s,
    • Alleged crime scenesCrime state: Idaho,
    • ConvictedConvicted: 2025,
    • Church positionsLDS positions: Unknown position,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty,
      • Multiple Mormon church members wrote letters of support after Dahle pleaded guilty
      "You forced me to keep your secret for seven years. I sat through your baseball games, I watched the world cheer for you. I watched you achieve every church standing and be celebrated, all while I screamed inside because I knew the truth."
      — Jane Doe, abuse survivor
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    • Spencer Merrell Pratt
    • Spencer Pratt (1975 – ) was a Mormon church member and former bank vice president of a Zions Bank branch in or near Spanish Fork, Utah; arrested in January 2025 on suspicion of child sexual abuse; pled guilty to FORCIBLE SEXUAL ABUSE - 2nd Degree Felony and AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD - 1st Degree Felony(amended to) - 2nd Degree Felony; sentencing December 31, 2025
    • Alleged crimeAlleged crime: 2010s, 2020s,
    • Alleged crime scenesAlleged crime county: UT - Utah,
    • Alleged crime scenesAlleged crime state: Utah,
    • Church positionsLDS positions: Primary teacher,
    • Criminal casesCriminal case(s): guilty, Ongoing, Pleaded guilty,
      • Pratt received multiple letters of support in his criminal trial, including from his former LDS bishop to whom he allegedly confessed abuse
      "I wen [sic] to the Bishop on my own to start this process, and am accepting the consequences that come."
      — Spencer Pratt, in a 2024 text message to victims' relative, per probable cause affidavit
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